Recreating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recreate \Rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recreated}
     (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recreating}.] [L. recreatus, p. p.
     of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- +
     creare to create. See {Create}.]
     To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially,
     to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to


     cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.
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           Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before
           them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate
           their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than
           any.                                     --Dryden.
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           St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a
           tame partridge.                          --Jer. Taylor.
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           These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their
           aromatic scent.                          --Dr. H. More.
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